Tire-chain.



vv. H. BRGWN. ma @HMM AIPLlCATlON FILED NOSL 28, 191B. l Q33 Q7 l L @ateu'be u'ly l?, E91?.

' www? ww Witnesses WILLIAM H.'

Yonn; I i

TIRE-CHAEN.

Appntiori ined November ze, -1916.

To Ult w/om 'it may conf/:rn:

lle it known that l, W iLLiAM il. BROWN, a citizen of the United Statesresiding it .h/l'nrgnretville, in the county of Delnivnre and State of New York, have invented a fnevv` :ind useful rFire-Chain, of which lille followingis zrspecification. y

The device forming;` the subject matter of this application is adapted to be `applied to the tire of e vehicle wheel, for vthe purpose of preventing skidding, and to enable the tire to secure n firm hold on the ground.

The invention aims to improve the construction of traction member, end toprovide a. .novel tire chain embodying. the traction member above mentioned. i

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type 'to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts und inthe d tails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed can be ninde within the scope oiz what is claimed, without de parting` from the spirit of the'invention.

In the accom pnnying drawings Figure l shows in top plan, aportion of a tire chein embodying` the .present invention; f"

Fig. ber;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentel section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. el. is e section taken on the linel--lL of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the traction member; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan showing a slightly modified application of' the invention. i

The traction member formii'ig the subject matter of this application preferably but not necessarily is made of. metal throughout. The traction member may be formed in one piece if desired, but in the present instance" it is shown as comprising af'i'eletively thin base or ring/'1.' having a central opening pon its under side, and upon its inner and 2 is a side elevation of traction memouter ed the ring l is beveled or rounded .is shoe.7 3, so as to prevent the ring from cuttiny:7|r ,into the tire on which the ring rests.

Superposed on the ring l is across comH I Specification. of Letters Paten-t.

linventiim comprises a bar .right angles to each lletentcd July id?, teilt'. serial no. 133,922.

prising"rectangular inter-engaged bers, one of which is denoted by the innn'ernl d. The d hais 'af notclry in its lower edge.`

(S having a notch 7 in itsvnpper edge, the notches i? and' 5 in the .respective barsbeing interengzrged, so that vthe bars el and' 6 preferably stand at other, as shown clearly" lThe under edges of' the outwnrdly concared es shown at 8*, and egei 11st these outwardly concaved edges 8', the ring l abnts. k v if the dence be fashioned in a plurality oilE parts,l is attached 'to the bars l and by sei'iuring elen'iente 9 of 4 any desired sort, ne clearly shown in si s. 5 und 3, the securnig in Figs.1 5 and 1. bars t and, el nre elements 9 passing npvnrdiy or ontwnrflly through the ring i. und engaging the bers l end. A6.

Adjacent 'their outer ends, the bars l and G are thinned shown at 10 o form :toet il., the under surfaces of Which are Het, es shown at The 'feet l1 have openings 14e. lleeanse the ing l is received against the concaved lower 8 oi. the bars l and 6, the ring i does not tend to more laterally' .with respect to the bars t and (mes would be the case if the lower edges oil the bars were list, and the strein on the securing elements Si is decreased accordingly. The r' ig; l projects below the lower faces 1,2 of the feet ll, and the greater part of the pressure is carried into tbe tire by wey'7 of the ring l., the feet 11 beingl prevented from .being pressed into the tire to enY undesirable extent. The upper or enter edges of the bars 4 and are bluntly slinrpened, :1s shown :it 15, to enrance their hold .on the gronnd.y

Flexible elements, preferably cross `chains 1G are connected et their inner ends With tbe bars 4 and G by ineens of the openings 14, the outer ends of 'the cross chain 16 being united by suitable connectors 17 with side chains 18, one of which is shown in Fig. l. The bars 4f and 6 and the cross chains 1t. ere disposed at" an acute angle to the side chains 18.

In practical operation, the cross comprim ing` the bars 6 and il, combined with the ring l, will give the structure an unusually' se.- cure hold on the ground, both for traction purposes and. to prevent side skidding. .as pecially, if the ground is suiliciently soft, the rings l will take secure bold upon the ground.

It will be understood that the openings' 14 The rino; l. j

in the feet 11 may be shape, depending upon the natiire ot the cross chains 16.

It is not necessary that the dei'ice forming4 the subject matter of this' application be enibodied in a chain which extends entirely around the wheel, cireuniterentiiilly. Thus,

in Fig.y 6, the numeral denotes generally, a

traction member ot' the kind hereinbef'ore described, the saine carrying flexible elements 54 which may be connected with the felly or with the spokes'of a wheel. -This forni of the invention is ofpeeuliaiutility in that it may be applied' readily to a` vehicle wheel which is stalled in the inud, it being ditlieiilt,

` under such circumstances, to jack up the car and apply to the entire circumference ot' the Wheel, a chain of the type shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described the' invention, Whatis claimed is 1. In a. device of the class described, :i base' and a cross superposed on the base and 7 secured the1eto,tlie cross including rigid of any desired size, and' ends which project outward-l)i beyond the ing intersecting :ii-ins. the central poi-tions peripheiil -ot' the inner faces ot the arnis being con- `c:i\'ed: and a base ring on which the cross is snperposcd, the ring heilig seated in the, concaved portions olE thearins, and lieing seciiredtliereto.

v In testimony that l claiin the foregoing as my own, l have hereto allixed iii'v signature in the presence ol two witnesses.

lVlLlilAM Il. BROWN.

Witnesses EDGAR A. MAiiiis, S. A. Due/iN. 

